History
When is Thanksgiving this year
What is Thursday, November 24
When was the first Thanksgiving football game?
What is 1876
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
What is Turkey
The Pilgrims had Thanksgiving in New York
What is FALSE.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
The first Thanksgiving lasted:
a) One day.
b) Two days
c) Three days.
What is Three Days.
The English colonists/ separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were the Pilgrims?
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
a) Knife
b) Fork
c) Spoon
What is:
b) Fork
What is a baby turkey called?
What is a poult.
In 2007, two turkeys were denied a trip to Disney World on Thanksgiving Day.
What is TRUE.
President George W. Bush pardoned two turkeys, named May and Flower, who were flown to Orlando to serve as honorary grand marshals for the Disney World Thanksgiving Parade.
Which State raises the highest number of turkeys?
a) North Carolina
b) Minnesota
c) Arkansas
What is:
b) Minnesota
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving
Who are Native Americans?
or
Wampanoag tribe
What part of the turkey is called a wattle?
What is The bit of red flesh right under its beak.
Native Americans used cranberries for more than just cooking – the fruit was used as a medicine too.
What is TRUE.
Native Americans used cranberries for cooking, but they also used them to treat arrow punctures and other wounds. They also used the fruit to dye fabric. The name “cranberry” came from the Pilgrims - the drooping pink blossoms in the spring reminded them of a crane.
Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?
a) Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
b) Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
c) Venison (deer meat), fish, goose
What is:
a) Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
What year was the first Thanksgiving
What is 1621
Black Friday is not the only holiday after Thanksgiving. What is the other holiday?
What is Native American Heritage Day
How many Turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving
a) 46,000
b) 4.6 million
c) 46 million
d) 460 million
What is 46 million
All turkeys can fly.
What is FALSE.
Wild turkeys can fly, but those domestically grown for eating cannot because they are too heavy.
What percentage of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
a) 88%
b) 50%
c) 75%
What is:
a) 88%
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving celebration?
What is Five
Which U.S. President was the first to officially pardon a turkey which made it an annual event
Who is George H.W. Bush. In 1989 he "presented a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom turkey"
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner
What is 4,500
Eating turkey makes you sleepy.
What is TRUE.
Turkeys contain an amino acid, tryptophan, which is a natural sedative. Though eating turkey likely contributes to post-meal sleepiness, it is more feasible that the sleepiness is a result of the large amount of food eaten, as well as the carbohydrates and fats consumed with the turkey during the traditional Thanksgiving meal.
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
a) A million
b) Too many to count!
c) 3,500
What is:
c) 3,500